Juliet China Cabinet (Before & After)
I’m so excited to share today’s before & after with you. I got this beauty from a lovely couple on Freecycle. Last year they gave me, yes, you read that right. They gave me a beautiful dining room set and the other week emailed to see if I wanted the matching china cabinet. I currently don’t have room to use the dining set so it is up in the attic, but did have room for a china cabinet. Remember my search for a pie safe?!?
Juliet China Cabinet (After) |
She has graceful curves and a lovely custom blue interior, but she didn’t always look this way. Here’s how she was looking when I picked her up:
Before |
I’m not sure if you could tell in the before photo but the cabinet was originally a yellow with some lovely pink detailing. Can you hear the sarcasm in my voice? It may have looked nice in the 1950s dining room, but not in my sunny seaside kitchen.
Annie Sloan Paint Brush |
Now, Annie’s brush isn’t cheap. It is $27.95, but I have to tell you; it is worth every penny. The oval shaped pure bristle brush really holds the paint and easily glides on. It adds a lovely soft texture to the paint. I felt like I painted this china cabinet quicker than usual. It was such a pleasure to paint with. I’ll still use my purdy brushes for cutting in, but I think this is now going to be my favorite brush.
Juliet China Cabinet (After) |
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very nice job! Love the curves and lines of the piece!
Great transformation. isn’t it amazing what paint can do?
I love ASCP in Old White.
rita
So pretty, Danielle! The detail at the top is gorgeous and your choice of blue is perfect!
Danielle, It looks AMAZING! I can’t believe how different it looks. I love the color and I think it looks perfect in the kitchen. All the light in there makes the color even that much more rich; LOVE it!
xo
Kara
gorgeous…so much nicer white! it must have been a lot of work. love the blue inside.
x
Darling! And it looks so pretty with your china. 🙂
Love your blog.
~Liz
Thanks, Liz!
Good things come to good people!! Lucky duck!
Stacy
This is beautiful! The inside is my favorite part!
Pretty…..
Thank you. I love the interior color too! x
A very nice job, and it is so beautiful! I got to tell you I love the inside, love how the color pops. Love your china inside! Thanks for sharing your inspiration with Sunday’s Best – you helped make the party a success!
It looks so crisp and clean ~ GREAT transformation!!! And GAVE??? Nice!!!!
The china cabinet looks amazing. I’m hoping to paint mine before Christmas.
Beautiful. I just love the interior! AS Duck Blue and Providence mixed is one of my fav colors to use!
Thank you so much. It is a lovely color. x
So pretty! Great job! I really like the clean simplicity of it!
Thanks, Rachel. I’m love the simplicity too! x
Love, love your finished china hutch! Great job and the blue on the back is sublime. -Angela @ http://mrswhitetwigandtea.com
Thanks, Angela!
This is a real charmer! Great work:)
How sweet, a free piece! You’ve really made it quite beautiful. Thank you for sharing this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Hope to see your prettiness again on Monday. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
What a gorgeous piece, what a great price – absolutely free – and what a great makeover. It’s so very you Danielle, and how nice to have a place to display your mother’s china !
Very lovely – great curves :o)
Thanks for linking up to the Autumn Inspiration Party!
Stacey of Embracing Change
Simply a fabulous transformation! LOVE the colors — LOVE IT ALL!!!! thanks for sharing over at Junkin Joe!!! hugs…
I think Juliet is lovely and I love the blue interior. Its so fun mixing your own colors of Annie Sloan isn’t it? Won’t you share at my party Totally Transformed Tuesday? I know my readers would love to see. http://pjhdesignsoneofakind.blogspot.com Hope to see you there. 🙂 Peggy
Hi Peggy, thanks so much. Love mixing her colors – they all come out so beautiful. Danielle x